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NO ROAMING CHARGES FROM NEXT YEAR

The Indian ministry of communication has been decided to take off the roaming charges paid by mobile userwhen travelling within India from next year( 2013).

The finance ministry asked the telecom department to submit the road map for implementation of the 'one nation-free roaming' that was announced by communications minister Kapil Sibal earlier this year.

In coming May, the Union Cabinet had approve the new National Telecom Policy - 2012 that aimed at doing away with roaming charges and introducing a pan-India mobile permit (unified licence) that would enable mobile phone firms to offer all communication services.